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Preceded by:
Sekhemib (?)
Pharaoh of Egypt
2nd Dynasty
Succeeded by:
Djoser
Khasekhemwy
Koine Greek: Χενερης (Cheneres)
Khasekhemwy

Statue of Khasekhemwy at the Ashmolean Museum. (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Reign
2704–2686 BC (18 years)
Nomen
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Horus name
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Khasekhemwy
Appearing in Two Powers
Nebty name
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Khasekhemwy-Nubkhetsen
Appearing in Two Powers and of
Golden Bodies
Legacy
Consort(s) Nimaathap, Menka (?)
Issue Djoser, Hotephirnebty, Sekhemkhet (?),
Sanakhte (?), Shepsetipet (?)
Died 2686 BC
Burial Tomb V at Umm el-Qa'ab

Khasekhemwy (transliteration: ḫꜤ-sḫm.wy, meaning: "Appearing in Two Powers") was the last pharaoh of the Second Dynasty at the end of the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt. The seat of power of this dynasty was Thinis.

Predecessor:
Sekhemib (?)
Pharaoh of Egypt
2nd Dynasty
Successor:
Djoser


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